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Case Report

Leukaemic pleural effusion as a manifestation of acute myeloid leukaemia: a case report and review of literature

5 Feb 2014
Amrita Duhan, Rajnish Kalra, Hemlata T Kamra, Anand Agarwal, Parveen Rana, Ruchi Agarwal, Sanjay Verma

Haematologic malignancies such as acute and chronic leukaemias rarely present with or develop pleural effusion during their clinical course. We present a case of a young female who presented with unilateral pleural effusion and was diagnosed with haematologic malignancy on pleural fluid cytology. On further workup, a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia was established. The patient was put on chemotherapy thereafter. This case clearly highlights the importance of cytopathology aids in making a diagnosis of rare and unusual presentation in haematologic malignancies.

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